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TROPICAL STORM DOLLY ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON SEP 02 2002

...DOLLY WEAKENING AS IT ENCOUNTERS HOSTILE CONDITIONS...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DOLLY WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  53.5 WEST OR ABOUT 
550 MILES...885 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
DOLLY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH
...13 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATION IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM ...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...18.8 N... 53.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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